Glove.



A. CHARNEY.

GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED MM2?, i915.

Patented May 23, 1916.

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Patented May 23,1916.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEicE.

AARON CHARNEY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 GLOVE ECONOMISTS, ACORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

GLOVE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23,y 1916.

Application led May 27, 1915. Serial No. 30,725.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, AARON CHARNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of4 Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gloves, of which thefollowing is a specification.l

kMy invention relates to improvements in gloves, and has among itsgeneral objects to provide a glove-construction such that the blanks forthe formation of the back-body, finger-backs, and fourchettes, maysatisfactorily be cut entirely by dies and with great economy ofmaterial; and to provide a glove wherein the seams incident toassemblage of the parts will take lines that do not detract from theappearance of the' glove, but rather enhance its attractiveness.

Other and further objects of my invention will become apparent to thoseskilled in the art from the following description, taken in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawings in which I have shown embodiments of myinvention both in dress-glove construction and in working gloveconstruction.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a view of a main blank thatmayadvantageously be employed in making a dress glove embodying myinvention; Figs. 2 and 3 represent blanks for insert pieces complementalto said main blank; Fig. lillustrates in a schematic perspective therelation of the parts -preliminarily to assemblage; Figs. 5 and 6illustrate the backs of gloves embodying my invention finished indifferent fashions. Fig. 7 shows the back portion of a blank suitablefor the formation of a working glove, continuing the showing in dottedlines to illustrate a well known form of palmpiece. Fig. 8 is a detailof the blanks for complemental inserts. Fig. 9 illustrates thecomplemental blanks assembled and ready for stitching in the back blank.Fig. 10 illustrates the glove turned inside out, with the back finishedready for attachment of the palm-piece, a 'fragment of which is shown indotted lines. y

In the embodiment `of my invention the fourchettes, ('or'side pieces, soto speak, of

vthe fingers,) are all connected :with parts body blank is cut partiallyto detach certain fourchette-forming portions, incidentally making anopening in' the main backbody-blank extending taperingly toward thewrist from the' crotchesof the fore-nger and little finger, and insertsare provided having complemental back-body portions to fill the openingin the main back-body-blank thus cut out', theseinserts carrying theremainingv fourchette forming portions. Among the many advantages ofthis general arrangement it may be pointed out that the fourchettes,properly related to the parts with which they are connected, may bediecut .with great nicety so that, with reasonable uniformity institching, gloves made from the samey die-pattern maybe practicallyperfect'in uniformity, there being no need for trimming the fourchettesand it being almost impossible for a skilled operator to assemble thepieces incorrectly. In dress gloves this gives a fitting quality that ismost advantageous; in cheap, loose gloves, that may be said to benon-fitting, the rapidity and certainty with which the assembling may bedone, as well as the economy in material, is of importance.

- In the particular embodiment of my invention shown in Figs.` 1 to 6,wherein a dress glove is illustrated, 12 indicates in general a gloveback blank whereof 13 is the body-portion and 14 and 17 arefingerback-forming portions, for the fore-finger and little fingerrespectively. It will be understood that my present invention in-.volves nothingnovel in the way of palm, thumb and wrist construction,and in so far as I have shown structure pertaining to theseparts thesho-wing is merely suggestive of lconventional arrangement. There willbe,'of course, in some suitable form, a palm piece 32, having a bodyportion 33 and finger portionst, 35, 36 and 37, supplemented withsuitable thumb construction; but with specific. structure along thisline my present invention is not concerned. Asa result of fullembodiment of my invention the bodyback, finger backs, and fourchettesare provided 'and assembled. Any forml-of'palm may be used. l l

Forconvenience of defnitionI will refer to ithatside of each fingerwhich is nearest the thumb as itsin`side, and correspondingly` will'refer to the other sidev as the outside,

- body an opening, shown at 20.

Integrally with the rfinger back 14, which in turn is integral with theback-body part 13, I connect two fourchette-forming portions.

14 is the fourchette for the out-side of the fore-finger laterallyconnected with the linger-back 14 and 15i is the fourchette for theinside of the middle finger connected root-to-root with the fourchette14. Correspondingly, to the little finger back 17 are connected the twofourchettes 17i for the inside of the little-finger and 16 for theoutside of the ring-finger- To provide the fourchette portions 15i and16 the blank is cut along a line 18, substantially along the median lineof the glovey from the tip of the blank well into the main' blank forthe backbody 13, (separating the fourchette-parts 15i and 16) and othercuts 19` and 19 run from the Wristward extremity of they first said cutin suitably divergent directions to the locations of thecrotches of thelittle-finger and foresfinger. Thus, asvshown in Fig. 4, when the partlydetached portions are bent or folded along the lines indicated by dashesin Fig. 1, fourchettes17i and 14 stand as lateral continuations of theiradjacent finger-backs, while the respectively-confronting fourchettes15i and 16 are longitudinal continuations of the .first said fourchettesjoining them root -toroot, at the finger crotches. Of coursefthis leavesin the back Complemental blanks 21 and 22, specifically shown in Figs. 2and 3, provide suitably shaped filler portions, or back-body portionsforinsertion in said V-shaped opening 20 to complete the back-body, andthe inserts also provide, attached to them integrally, the remainingltwo fourchettes. In the particular construction shown in Figs. 1 to `6,blank 22 provides merely a finger back 15 for the middle finger andafiller-portion or backbody portion 2O2L partly to fill the opening 20,The otherinsert 21 provides the filler portion 20b and the ringffingerback 16, laterally joining a fourchette 16i that connects root to rootwith anotherfourchette 15 for the out-side of the middle finger.

` It will be apparent that by stitching the contiguous edges of insert2()b and finger piece 15 to the corresponding edges of parts 20a and 15,and Vfurther stitchingk the edge of this assembled insert tothe edges ofopening 20 and tov vfourchettes y15i and 16,7theglove-back-and-fourchette structure will be complete, ready forapplication of the palm piece and thumb. L

f In Fig. 5I have shown the back of a dress glove finished with theseams iaround the opening 20 and between the inserts, local to theback-body, all'turned in; in Fig. 6 I have shown thesaid seam edges:local to the back-'body turned out and vornamentally stitched, as byoverseaming (hand Lor vma-- chine). Such construction as shown in Fig.6, it will be noted, enables the parts to be ornamented by the samestitching 40 that connects the parts, and Lin either style of Y,finishvery attractive results may be attained, as the seam lines run fromabout a finger-length below the finger crotches up to the three fingercrotches, and with-'proper shaping. of parts, may follow an almostsymmetrical and attractively curved design that very nearly approximatesthe conventional three lines of ornamental stitchingso frequently foundin glove-backs. Of course these seams may be wholly covered withstitching, for concealment by ornamentation, but in themselves they lendappropriate ornamentation to the glove.

The arrangement of the fourchettes as heretofore described, it will beobserved, provides three pairs of fourchettes in rootto-rootarrangement, -so avoiding the necessity of any crotch-seaming from palmto back, one fourchette of each pair being attached to a ngerfback partthat in turn has a continuation that makes a. portion of the back-body.By this arrangement, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art,the fourchettes may be blanked out with great nicety of shape and theirpositions in the completed article will be accurately predetermined, so`that the variation in fingersize in the finished product and otherdifficulties of manufacture, that are ordinarily incident to the fittingandtrimming of the usual separate fourchettes, may be avoided.

In Figs. 7 to 10 my invention is shown embodied in a workmans glove,such as is, commonly made of cotton-flannel or the like, the arrangementdiering from that hereinbefore described only in the particular thatpreferably, as a. matter of saving material, the advantage of having nofront-to-back crotch-seam is sacrificed to another advantage. To savematerial and simplify design, the two inserts 21 and 22 are madeduplicates, each affording its respective back insert 20a or 20; itsfinger' back, 15 or 16; and a laterally attached fourchette, 15 or 161',but of course the two fourchette portions must be sewed together attheir roots or bases. Assemblage may conveniently be made in the sameway as heretofore described, the middle seam 38 between the two insertsand from front to back at the roots of the fourchettes 15, 16i, beingfirst made and then the edges of the connecting inserts being seamed tothe edges ofthe opening20 and the fourchettes 15i and 16 by a single'seam 39 thereby making ready for stitching on the palm piece, etc. v

WhileI have herein described my invention as embodied only in aconstruction having a minimum number of parts with the wholeback-body-blank in one piece,\it Will be apparent that the sameconstruction could be embodied in a structure having more pieces in itsblanks (possibly to the utilization of scraps) secured togethed byincidental seaming in excess of that heretofore described.

Having described my invention, what I claimis:

1. A glove-structure element having in a single piece a back-bodyportion, a fingerback portion, a fourchette portion laterally connectedto the finger-back portion and a second fourchette portion connectedroot-toroot with the first said fourchette-portion and lying in theblank, beside the back-body portion.

2. A glove back part comprising integrally a back-body portion, afinger-back portion, a fourchette laterally adjoining the finger-backportion, and a fourchette adjoining the first said fourchetteroot-to-root and cut from the back-body portion lea-ying an opening inthe latter; and an insert attached to the edge of said opening providingintegrally a filler portion and a linger back portion, said iinger-backportion connected to the back edge of the second said fourchette.

3. A glove back part comprising, integrally, a back body portion, afinger back portion, a fourchette laterally adjoining the nger backportion, and a fourchette adjoining the first said fourchetteroot-to-root and cut from the back body portion leaving an opening inthe latter; and an insert comprising integrally a ller portion attachedto the edge of said opening, a finger back' portion attached to the backedge ofthe last said fourchette, and a laterally connected fourchettefor the other side of said finger back portion.

4. A glove back part comprising, in a single piece, a back-body portion,a fingerback portion, a fourchette laterally adjoining the finger-backportion, and a fourchette adjoining the first said fourchetteroot-to-root and out from the back-body portion leaving an opening inthe latter, an insert comprising, in a single piece, a filler portionattached to the edge of said opening, a finger back portion attached tothe back edge of the last said fourchette, a laterally connectedfourchette for the other side of said finger back portion and a fourthfourchette connected root-toroot with the third mentioned fourchette.

5. A glove back and fourchette structure, comprising, in a single piece,a back-body portion having an opening extending from the little Engerand fore-nger crotches taperingly toward the wrist, little finger andfore-finger backs, lateral fourchettes connected with the `contiguoussides of said two finger back portions, and other fourchettes connectedroot to root with said first mentioned fourchette and made of materialthat, in the blank, lies within the confines of the opening in theback-body.

6. A glove back and fourchette structure comprising, in a single piece,a back-body portion having an opening extending from the little fingerand fore-finger crotches taperingly toward the wrist, little finger andfore-finger backs, lateral fourchettes connected with the contiguoussides of said two finger back portions, and other fourchettes connectedroot to root with said rst mentioned fourchettes and made of materialthat, in the blank, lies within the confines of the body back opening,and two connected inserts, jointly filling said body back openingand'attached to the edges thereof and providing middle and ring fingerbacks and fourchettes for the contiguous sides of the middle and ringfingers.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

AARON CHARNEY.

In the presence of- STANLEY W. COOK, MARY F. ALLEN.

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